What is "conjecture, definition, quality, & procedure"
100
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
What is the latin term for the "false cause" fallacy
100
The path inductive reasoning takes.
What is "from the SPECIFIC to the GENERAL"?
100
The path deductive reasoning takes.
What is "from the GENERAL to the SPECIFIC"
100
An argument in this form places the conclusion last, after the premises.
What is "standard form"
200
In Greek, the three tenets of Aristotle's theory of argument.
What is "ethos, pathos, & logos"
200
When you misrepresent an opponent's argument or attack its weakest claim and call it "disproved"
What is the "straw man" fallacy
200
The reason inductive reasoning is used most often by humans.
What is "in order to predict the future"
200
Deduction is learned through the study of "this," its main concern.
What is "formal logic"
200
The formal term for the "general principle" being applied in a syllogism
What is "major premise"?
300
In Toulmin's system, this statement "authorizes" movement from the data/evidence to the claim
What is the "warrant"
300
Ad hominem
What is the latin term for the fallacy of attacking someone's character rather than their argument.
300
Another name for inductive reasoning.
What is the "empirical process" or the "scientific method"
300
A standard form used to arrange and clarify claims within an argument
What is a "syllogism"
300
Inductive reasoning is also called this because conclusions are at best merely likelihoods.
What is "reasoning with probability?"
400
In Rogerian argument, this comes first.
What is "opposing views"
400
This is what we call the fallacy of repeating the conclusion as a reason or premise.
What is "circular reasoning"
400
The term used to name an initial conclusion derived from inductive reasoning
What is "a hypothesis."
400
The deductive standard that suggests the conclusion "correctly" or "necessarily" follows from its premises
What is "validity"
400
This hides meaning by restating in less-negative terms.
What is a "euphemism"
500
A concept that when present in an argument serves as a "warning sign" that something is wrong.
What is "discrepancy, incongruity, inconsistency, contradiction, or irreconcilability"
500
This is the fallacy of distraction or the use of irrelevant evidence or reasons.
What is "red herring"
500
The unprovable assumption upon which all inductive conclusions rest
What is "the future will be like the past?"
500
The deductive standard that suggests the argument is valid AND the premises are true.
What is "soundness"
500
This crime may be viewed as fallacious reasoning, such as a hasty generalization because all evidence has not been engaged, or as unsound reasoning because one or another of its premises is not widely held fact